proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
every year; yearly; annually
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
harvesting rice while it is still green; recruiting of university students before the agreed date
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
new student; freshman; first-year student
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya; Kaguyahime (manga series by Reiko Shimizu)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
beginning; outset; first; onset